An id on a <q> tag assigns an identifier to the quotation.
The identifier must be unique across the page.
To be, or not to be, that is the question
-- by William Shakespeare.
<p>
<q id="quote" cite="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/To_be,_or_not_to_be">
To be, or not to be, that is the question
</q><br />
-- by William Shakespeare.
</p>
The id attribute assigns an identifier to the <q> element.
The id allows JavaScript to easily access the <q> element.
It is also used to point to a specific id selector in a style sheet.
Tip: id is a global attribute that can be applied to any HTML element.
<q id="identifier" />
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| identifier | A unique alphanumeric string. The id value must begin with a letter ([A-Za-z]) and may be followed by any number of letters, digits ([0-9]), hyphens (-), underscores (_), colons (:), and periods (.). |
A <q> element with a unique id attribute.
Clicking the button displays the cite value of the quote.
To be, or not to be, that is the question
-- by William Shakespeare.
<p>
<q id="myq"
cite="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/To_be,_or_not_to_be">
To be, or not to be, that is the question
</q><br/>
-- by William Shakespeare.
</p>
<br/>
<button onclick="show();">Show cite</button>
<script>
let show = () => {
let element = document.getElementById("myq");
alert("Cite = " + element.cite);
}
</script>
The id attribute assigns a unique identifier for the <q>.
Clicking the button calls JavaScript which locates the <q> using the id.
Finally, the cite value of the <q> element is displayed in an alert box.
Here is when id support started for each browser:
 Chrome
|
1.0 | Sep 2008 |
 Firefox
|
1.0 | Sep 2002 |
 IE/Edge
|
1.0 | Aug 1995 |
 Opera
|
1.0 | Jan 2006 |
 Safari
|
1.0 | Jan 2003 |
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